Recent studies have shown different results in identifying which parenting style is the most beneficial for children, which has encouraged certain authors to wonder whether parental control is still needed for optimal parenting. As such investigations have been conducted with different measuring instruments, it is necessary to check whether the use of different instruments leads to different results. In order to figure this out, a systematic review of the recent literature (Web of Science and Scopus, 2000–2017) was carried out. This review found that, using certain instruments, parental control is associated with better outcomes in children, while using certain others, control is associated with worse outcomes. The difference seems to be in the way of measuring parental control.

While international studies have reported the superiority of the authoritative style (which combines parental involvement with demandingness), some studies in Spain and in other countries have found that the indulgent style (involvement without demandingness) might be just as good or even better. This study aims to discern whether the differences are cultural or methodological. 306 adolescents from high schools in Madrid and Valencia (Spain) answered a questionnaire that included two parenting style instruments (SOC-30 and PSI), together with a self-esteem scale (AF5) and a question on academic performance. Concordance between the two instruments assessing parenting styles was poor. When associating parenting styles (according to the SOC-30) with outcomes (self-esteem and academic achievement), results were similar to previous studies in Spain. But if we use the PSI, results were similar to studies in Anglophone countries: the authoritative style achieved the best outcomes. The discrepancies found between studies carried out in Spain and in Anglophone countries do not seem to be due to differences between cultures, but to methodological differences (i.e., differences between the instruments used). If we use the same instruments that were used in Anglophone countries, the most effective parenting style is still the authoritative.

Introducción: Es cada vez mayor la tendencia de los progenitores a compartir excesivamente en redes sociales detalles sobre la vida de sus hijos/as. Este fenómeno se conoce como sharenting y puede llegar a vulnerar la privacidad y seguridad infantil. El objetivo de la investigación es sintetizar los factores de riesgo asociados al sharenting, los motivos que llevan a los familiares a realizarlo y la repercusión que tiene. Metodología: Para ello se ha llevado a cabo una scoping review siguiendo el modelo PRISMA-ScR. La revisión contiene una muestra de 23 artículos. Resultados: La exposición de los/as menores a las redes por parte de sus familias es una realidad, con consecuencias legales poco tenidas en cuenta, que viene asociada a factores psicológicos o sociales, y que está feminizada. Resulta significativa la preocupación de los/as menores ante la imagen que sus familiares ofrecen de ellos/as en las redes. Discusión: Sin embargo, la mayor parte de las investigaciones sobre sharenting ponen el foco en las motivaciones del adulto para realizarlo y en el riesgo que supone para el menor en términos de seguridad.